The Economics of the Back End of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle
The feasibility and costs of spent nuclear fuel management and the consequent disposal of ultimate waste continue to be the subject of public debate in many countries, with particular concern often expressed over the lack of progress in implementing final disposal. Uncertainties about back-end costs...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Paris :
OECD Publishing
2014.
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| Colección: | Nuclear Development,
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009706237506719 |
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- Executive summary 9 Chapter 1.. Introduction: Management of radioactive waste in NEA member countries 21 -1.1. Background 21 -1.2. Objectives and approach 22 -1.3. Types of radioactive waste 23 -1.4. Management of short-lived, low- and intermediate-level waste in NEA countries 26 Chapter 2. . Description of various options and current SNF/HLW management policies 29 -2.1. Industrially available and future options 29 -2.2. General principles and frameworks 31 -2.3. Policies, implementation and financing arrangements in NEA member countries 34 -2.4. A brief summary for non-NEA countries 55 -2.5. Conclusions 57 Chapter 3. Modelling the economics of back-end options 63 -3.1. Discussion of key quantitative economic parameters and factors 63 -3.2. High-level estimates of key cost parameters for near-term, back-end strategies 68 -3.3. Overview and comparison of existing studies on the economics of the back end 102 Chapter 4. Other factors influencing back-end options 111 -4.1. Introduction 111 -4.2. Security of energy supply 111 -4.3. Non-proliferation 113 -4.4. Public attitudes 116 -4.5. Environmental effects 117 -4.6. Waste streams 119 -4.7. Transport 121 -4.8. Development of fast reactors and advanced fuel cycles 123 -4.9. Retrievability of waste 125 -4.10. Legal and regulatory aspects 128 -4.11. Safety aspects 128 -4.12. Summary 130 Chapter 5. Summary, conclusions and recommendations 135 -5.1. Introduction 135 -5.2. Current status and progress of national policies and programmes 136 -5.3. Theoretical cost analysis for selected SNF management strategies 140 -5.4. Non-quantitative factors 143 Appendices -1. Details on principles and responsibilities underlying spent fuel and waste management 147 -2. Spent fuel management policies and developments in different NEA countries 155 -3. Development of deep geological repositories in different NEA member countries 159 -4. Financial arrangements adopted by different NEA member countries 165 -5. Fuel cycle costs at 7% discount rate 175 -6. Comparison of results of existing economic models 179 -7. List of contributing experts 185 -8. List of acronyms and abbreviations 187
